May 6, 2015

Would Palladium replace gold as engagement rings choice of metal?

Gold has concentrated lots of interest in the past 6-7 years due to the economic crisis.

May 5, 2015

South Africa delays court decision on black ownership of mines

The mines ministry has missed an April deadline to ask courts solve the issue of whether companies may claim they meet black-ownership quotas if shareholders have sold their stakes.

May 5, 2015

Lucara sells stake in African diamond project to Paragon for $8.5m

Developing Mothae and Lemphane concurrently would allow Paragon to benefit from significant economies of scale, said Paragon Diamonds.

May 4, 2015

Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A

Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.

May 4, 2015

This plant may be the best diamond-finding tool you’ll ever have

American geophysicist and Fulbright scholar, Stephen Haggerty, has found a new prickly, palm-like plant that seems to grow only on top of kimberlite pipes.

May 4, 2015

RioZim seeks partnerships for $2.1bn Zimbabwe power plant

RioZim Ltd., which mines gold, diamonds and coal in Zimbabwe, wants to work with state-owned power utilities in South Africa and Namibia to build a 1,400-megawatt electricity plant near its…

May 1, 2015

Rio Tinto ready to resume hunt for mining deals — report

If the miner buys any assets this year, it would be Rio's first acquisition in about three years.

April 30, 2015

Vale falls victim of the iron ore slump, posts $3.2bn loss

Today's results are the lowest earnings Vale has reported in six years and its third straight quarterly loss.

April 30, 2015

Zimbabwe eliminates tax on diamond sales, for now

The measure aims to stimulate production and attract investment in the sector, amid low international prices for the coveted gems.

April 29, 2015

Iron ore price rally turns into dead cat bounce

Iron ore price falls 4% on Wednesday as oversupply, Chinese steel fears return.